-Dramatic vehicle jumps from previous games return.
-There are no returning characters from previous GTAs.
-A GPS system will tell you the optimal route for arriving at a mission checkpoint.
-You can plant waypoints anywhere in the city.
-The wanted rating can go up to six stars.
-Customization is restricted to clothing changes--no afros or anything like that.
-The fighting style Niko uses is krav maga.
-You can take a taxi or ride the subway to get to various points on the map. You can sit back and enjoy the ride or immediately jump from one point to the next.

When I first jumped into the game, I shot one of the cab drivers through the windshield and thought it was cool that he just slumped over in his car. But what I didn’t realize was that all of his dead weight would press down on the gas pedal, which caused the cab to barrel down on me and slam me into a wall.